Wheel-tire.



PATENTE) OCT. 24, 1905.

E. GnL PSKE.

WHEEL TIRE.

APPLIOATION yum) MB. 24. less.

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-Vllpplicntloniilled pril 2?:1899- Seria] No. 714.1161).

To all whom t may con/cern! Be vit known that l, Harrer G. Fsitiia citin zen ofthe `United States ol irnerica, 'and' a resident of the city of New York., county of New York and State of New "ll'orlr, have inivented certain new and uselul lin provements in Wheel-Tires, of which the lollowing is a specification.

fly invention relates to inflatable or pneumatic tires for vehicle-Wheels.A

in consists in constructing a tire of great strength and punctureresisting capacity, to-

improved means for securely attaching the same to the rim of a Wheel. These features are particularly intended to permit use oi the tire even if deilated.

- lln the accompanyingdrawings, Figure l is a transverse sectional elevation on the line i 1, Fig'. 2. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical seo tion showing' a portion of the tire, rirn, and attaching devices.' Fig. 3 is a detailed view ol one oi' the metallic fasteners.

ln the drawings, A is a rim of the usual crescent form, which may be oil any suitable material and may also, if desired, vary some what in contour from that here shown by Way of illustration. The tire E has an outer covering o1 rubber which is preferably thicker on the tread portion than at the sides or that portion which is in the rim. Beneath the outer casing occur a plurality oll concentric layers ol" fabric and rubber., four layers U DE l? of fabric being shown, between each of which is a layer d of rubber, by which they are cemented together, making an exceedingly strong and tough outer lcasing. The said. concentric layers 'ol' fabric and rubber forni the outer casing and are to all intents and purposes continuous around the tire. i 'llhe centrai portion of the tire is occupied by an inn datable tube Gr, which is ilattened and arranged with its length crosswise of the tire. The upper portion of the interior ot the cas ing, formed of the layers ot' fabric and rubber last referred to, is occupied by a body of puncture-resisting material composed of a number of transverse layers oi' fabric and rubber H, and a similar group oi transverse layers .l are the rnner casing. With this construction the inflatable tube Gr is depressed from above and below and is therefore forced into thehoriarranged in the lower portion ol the lorniol a horizontal ligure lll, its estranei` ties resting,- against the inner circumferential layer ol the fabriclloi the casing. lrcushiou il, termed or' rubber, is preferably arranged above the middle portion. ol" the air-tube G' and a second similar cushion K under its lower middle portion, although these may be onuitte" I @t course in practice all ot the several parte that go to maire up the tire, including the outer casing, the strips or bands oli fabric cushions, and an inner tube forming the iur pervious lining, may be closely united and lorrned into what is practically a single piecel ol material by vulcanization or other suitable means.y The object ofand advantage in usirnc; these cushions is that in case the tire becomes deflated and it is desired to use the vehicle the extent el collapse will be comparatively slight, so that when the tube Gris dellated and the cushions J it rest upon eacli other there will be a sullicient mass el resilient material to serve as a cushion-tire and to prevent the edges ot the rim t reaching' the ground, and so avoid injury to the tire. The filling;` ll, which is between the upper cushion il and the circumferential reinforcing layers C D iE it?, acts not only to keep the rim ol the ground when the tire is deflated, but as a.

-iurther protection against puncture.

ln order to prevent injury to the inner tube (l from chalice; or ad hesion under great sure when used in a dellated condition, ll may in seine instances place in said inner tube a quantity olf powdered nluinbago or some lubricatirui,r `liquid which will not injuriously atleet the material of which the said tube is composed. rlhis vwould allow the contacting1 surfaces to slide upon each other without in is, however, little Jurious friction. lhere surfaces being inliability of the opposing" jured, owing; to the interior iorm ol the tube. rlhis is made substantially in the form of a horizontally-disposed ligure Which brings the central portion of the opposing sides of the tube into closer position with relation to each other than any'other parts ol' the tube., and this construction in itself provides 'air-1- spaces at either side ot' the central meeting portions or the tire when they are brought into contact, as upon detlation et" the tube.

rllhe tire lll is secured in the rirn a directly pressentiti position'shovvn, Where it may assunse IOO IOv

'by screw-boite L, which engage screw-tbreed ed sockets M, entending troni oie-tes N, which nre embedded in tbe cesinn, oi' tbe tire,I

As indiceted in Fig. 3, N is e Inetniiic biete wbicb, indiceted in l end 2, is tenen ing in forro. end becomes troni tbe center riberetbe socket M is attached, thus baring en ontwerdiy-increusing iiesibiiity. This biete is covered Witb two or more tbicinesses n m of rubber and fabric combined, vwhich eiso decreases thickness toward tbe edges, end e number of these pistes in- -serted between tbe outer reinforcing-stripe `iluzuiti vi@ or" tbe casing ere vuicenized in pince, ,so es to become thoroughly united with end precticeiiy forni e part ofi the tire, fi/*itin tbis .construction when the tire is placed in tberim, which has been pro-vided itb suite-bie apertures to` receive tbe sockets id end ,tbe boite ii ere screwed into position, tbe tire be tirrniy secured and Wiii et tbe seine time be rendiiy removebie upon tbe Witbdreuiai of tbe inciting-boite.

'Without iimiting unf/seit' to the exact construction shown, which nie-y be varied in rneny einer 'perticuiere without departing from tbe invention, 'niiet cieirn is-w l. A single-piece ini'ietebie tire bei/inn' e tubuier fabric substantially concentric with tbe circuler outside surface of the tire, und heving an inner tubuar portion tbe section of which shows e laterally-contracted tube, tbe mejor exis of which is arranged transversely of the tire, e body of iiesibie, puncture-re- Sistine; materiel between tbe upper bert of the tubular portion and tbe tread, 4end a simiier bod),T oi' nunctnire-resisting,` materiel oppositeiy disposed thereto,

2. A pneumatic tire comprising en outer cesing, e fiettcned inner tube errnnged transverseiy thereof, e body oi puncture-resisting materiel above end between tbe inner tube end casing, and e similar body beiow it, and ciestic cushions between tbe bodies of punctureresisting materials and tbe'iniietebie tube.

3. A continuous pneumatic tire mede up of rubber und substentiaiiy circuier tube of febric end .having e centi-ei nir-eprice so foi-ined that the mejor exis of tbe section lies ,ref-:isn verseiy of tbe tire, projections formed integrei with and extending; from opge-osito wel of the tube forming tbe centred sinenece, seid projections adapted to prevent tbe totei coiiepse or tbe tires fi. in combination, en intietebie, non-coi iepsibie' tire provided with en sir-tube, cnsbn ions oopositeiy disposed wberebg,7 interior oro jections into the cevitgx ere so formed es. to ieeve eir-speces between and ebout'tbern, seid species bounded on tbe sides by tbe nir-tube, whereby bud? ridges are formed centreiiy of tbe tire te vent totei coiiepse,

An inde w Jie, non-coiiepsibi@ continuous tire made up of fabric and rubber end provided with en @ir-tube, buderscoipereting iw, au

with seid eirntubewbereby interior projections ere secured, one buer being adjacent to tbe `treed ,portion of the tire end tbe 'other .opnositeiv disposed thereto, and en einspece betfireenend adjacent to both sides of seid bufjfers bounded by the air-tube.

8. A continuous infietabie tire of substantieiiy circuier cross-section, provided with e tube ci fabric, en inner sir-tu be, interior bui:- 1Fers arranged in Contact with the weile of tbe nir-tube, one of seid buders being' adjacent to tbe treed oi' tbe tire, the other being1 adjacent to tbe rim, botb ouders being made integral with tbe tube orirnpervious iiningoi' tbe tube.

7i' in combination in e tire, :in outer tread portion of resiiient meteriei, ieyers of fabric arranged substantially concentric thereto, e contrai sirftube forming en eiongeted passage trensverseiy disposed with reletion to tbe tire end baring .projections upon its medien line, n body of iiexibie, puncture-resisting' materiel located between seid tube andthe tread portion of tbe tire, and u. like body of materiel ioceted adjacent to tbe' seat portion or tbe tire.

e. in .combination in e tire, e treed portion or' resilient nisteriei, e series of concentric bendsoi i'ubric, en sir-tube centreiiy arranged with reis-tion to seid fabric, layers of fabric horizontaiy disposed above und below said air-tube, buffer-ridges adjacent to the opposing surfaces oi' the sir-tube and borizonteiiydisposed fabric, e fell); for retaining and susteining tbe tire es n wbole, and ineens for securing tbe tire to the folly.

9. A continuous tire of substantiel@ circuler cross-section provided with an agir-tube, interior buriers arranged on oppositeiy-disposed weils of tbe sir-tube, one of seid buffers being adjacent to tbe treed of the tire, the other being adjacent to tbe rim, both buffers being mede integrei with the tube or impervious iining oi the tire, and bodies ofiiexible, puncture-resisting materiel between tbe tread of tbe tire end its adjacent buffer and between tbe seat and its butter.

l0. A non-coiiepsible tire comprising en outer tube and en inner tube of impervious materiel, febricioceted intermediate of seid tubes, interior ouders arranged on tbe inner iining, onendjecent to the treed oitbe tire and one oopositeiy disposed thereto, sir-spaces between end adjacent to both sides of tbe buifers bounded by tbe inner iining, e feiiy conforming to and supporting tbe seat portion of tbe tire-estening nietes arranged Within tbe sent portion of tbe tire end bei/ing e por tion efiuendingbeyond seid tire, and means coopereting 'with seid extension und .the feiiy for retaining tbe tire.

11. in combination in e non-coiiepsibie continuoustireof subetentieiiy circuler cross-sectien, en sir-tube provided with .interior buffers, oueedjecent te tne treed of .tbetireand tbe other adjacent tothe febr, eeliyor supj porting seid ure, teperiisnietes embedded ICLO IOS

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in the tire and having extensions projecting beyond it, `recesses in the telly adapted to receive said extensions, and means cooperating with the extensions and felly whereby the tire is locked in position.

12. A pneumaticcontinuous tire, circular in cross-section, provided with an air-tube and interior buffers, one being` adjacent to the tread of the tire and the other adjacent to the rim, saidbui'ers made integral with the said tube.

13. ln combination in a tire, a continuous tubular outer casing, an air-tube or impervious or inflatable layer of rubber, a tube of fabric embodied in said tire disposed between the outer casing and tbe air-tube, buffers ern"r bodied Within said tire oppositely disposed, one adjacent to the rim side and the other to' tbe tread side, the whole permanently secured and combined leaving a cont-ral air-cavity within said tire transverself,lr disposed and of greater dimensions near the end than the middle. ,fr

Signed by me at New York, N. Y., this 20th day of April, 1899.

HENRY G. FlSKE. 

